Our urban forest is working hard for San Francisco when it rains! Trees reduce the amount of rainwater that ends up flooding our streets...

1. Ants Ants themselves are not directly damaging to trees, but they often perpetuate an existing problem by "protecting" insects that...

Did you know our watering crew visits 1000 trees weekly? If you have the means, we'd love your help with watering. Read our tips below! ...

Here are a few of the most common myths about street trees... along with the relevant facts you need to know.

Our workforce development programs offer youth and adults the opportunity to steward the urban landscape while developing job skills.

Our rainstorms over the past couple of months brought down hundreds of street trees in San Francisco — trees we can hardly afford to...

Earlier this month, Friends of the Urban Forest launched our new Adopt-A-Yard-Tree program to give free trees to eligible San Francisco...

At Friends of the Urban Forest, we connect people to nature and each other by planting and caring for San Francisco’s trees and gardens....

As we start a new year, we'd like to share with you a review of things we've accomplished together. We've been working hard to bring the...

A personal note by Karla Nagy, Vice President for Operations Dear Friend, If you moved to San Francisco from elsewhere, as I did, you...

Did you know that San Francisco is the third-fastest-warming city in California? Fortunately, there’s a simple solution that can change...

As a Community Planting Manager for Friends of the Urban Forest, I transform streets and neighborhoods by planting street trees. I love...

Friends of the Urban Forest chose the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District as the winner of its 10th annual Brian Tsai Greener Block Award....

Planting trees today will protect all of us, especially the most vulnerable, from the hotter climate ahead.

It’s a time of year for giving thanks, and I’m thankful that volunteers will soon be able to join our tree plantings again. We suspended...

The extreme heat events we’re witnessing in the West are frightening. We’re way past the point of a “wake-up call” when it comes to our...